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we learned today jesse jackson, jr. is being charged with conspiring to spend campaign funds on personal expenses. jackson allegedly conspired to spend $750,000 in campaign funds. sources tell politico those expenses are said to include a $43,000 rolex, home renovations and fur coats among other things. jackson issued a statement this afternoon saying he fully accepts responsibility for his mistakes. politico says prosecutors will recommend a prison sentence of between 46 and 57 months and he had a career ready to go. jackson's wife also pled guilty to one count of tax fraud. i guess this is all a plea bargain. we'll be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] i guess this is all a plea whe? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praisin
we learned today jesse jackson, jr. is being charged with conspiring to spend campaign funds on personal expenses. jackson allegedly conspired to spend $750,000 in campaign funds. sources tell politico those expenses are said to include a $43,000 rolex, home renovations and fur coats among other things. jackson issued a statement this afternoon saying he fully accepts responsibility for his mistakes. politico says prosecutors will recommend a prison sentence of between 46 and 57 months and he...
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jesse jackson jr. quit his seat there, holding a special election to replace him. the primary happens a week from tuesday. this is a heavily, heavily, heavily democratic district. so it is pretty well accepted that whoever wins the democratic party is going to win this seat in congress. that's why we had 17 democrats announce that they were going to run for this seat when it first became open. in a field that crowded and in a race that is this short, name recognition and perceived status is everything. right? whoever seems like the obvious choice, whoever seems like the obvious choice, whoever is running in that primary, who themselves is a former member of congress and left congress in good standing with all the name recognition and the status that brings with it, that person is not necessarily a shoo-in, but that person who left in good standing, that person is probably the front-runner. but in this case, in this election, there is a problem with that would-be front-runner there is a problem with her record. there is a problem with this tape still being accessibl
jesse jackson jr. quit his seat there, holding a special election to replace him. the primary happens a week from tuesday. this is a heavily, heavily, heavily democratic district. so it is pretty well accepted that whoever wins the democratic party is going to win this seat in congress. that's why we had 17 democrats announce that they were going to run for this seat when it first became open. in a field that crowded and in a race that is this short, name recognition and perceived status is...
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. >>> in other headlines today, former congressman jesse jackson jr. and his wife are both in court today to finalize their guilty pleas for federal charges in connection with more than $750,000 in campaign funds spent on luxury items. jackson's wife is expected to appear alongside him in the next hour. sentencing for the former congressman is now expected next month. >>> the post office is going fashion forward. this is hard to believe. in their quest to inch closer to profitability for the agency, langishing in the red, they've signed a deal with a cleveland-based apparel company to launch a new line of all-weather wear next year. i checked this out. i thought maybe it was a joke from the onion, but it's real. they are going to try to expand the line and market it in the future. >>> joining me now is colin goddard, a survivor of the virginia tech shooting, and assistant director of federal legislation for the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. colin, good to see you again. tell me where we are now in these weeks since newtown, weeks and months s
. >>> in other headlines today, former congressman jesse jackson jr. and his wife are both in court today to finalize their guilty pleas for federal charges in connection with more than $750,000 in campaign funds spent on luxury items. jackson's wife is expected to appear alongside him in the next hour. sentencing for the former congressman is now expected next month. >>> the post office is going fashion forward. this is hard to believe. in their quest to inch closer to...
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this will be the primary for the congressional seat that jesse jackson jr. resigned back in november. the district is in chicago and in a chunk of the city's southern suburbs. it's a heavily democratic district. whoever wins the primary tomorrow is consider likely to win the seat overall and to take a seat in congress in april. because of the juicy democratic prospects, at the outset, 17 different democrats lined up to compete in this primary, which is crazy. the candidate with the most name recognition was former congresswoman debbie halvorson, a supporter of gun rights who touts her "a" rating with the national rifle association. or who did tout that rating with the national rifle association before this year. because this is both the first election for federal office since we picked a president, and also the first federal election since newtown, since the elementary massacre at sandy hook elementary in december. even though she has touted her "a" rating from the nra in the past, now debbie halvorson is now touting her support for universal background chec
this will be the primary for the congressional seat that jesse jackson jr. resigned back in november. the district is in chicago and in a chunk of the city's southern suburbs. it's a heavily democratic district. whoever wins the primary tomorrow is consider likely to win the seat overall and to take a seat in congress in april. because of the juicy democratic prospects, at the outset, 17 different democrats lined up to compete in this primary, which is crazy. the candidate with the most name...
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also congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas and jerry nadler. great to have all three of you with us tonight. how serious is the threat to medicare, medicaid and social security? congresswoman jackson, over the next 13 day, it's a very critical time. your thoughts. >> absolutely. you know, i was on the floor of the house and making a comment about this pending tragedy, and indicated that those who have social security and medicaid and medicare, they actually earned it. they paid taxes, and they actually earned it for their time of need, for social security and medicare. and i was blasted by those who said earned it, well, i'm concerned because they did earn it. they worked and they deserved it. and now with this pending crisis, we know that as sequester comes and there are across-the-board cuts, and there is an attitude of looking for any dollar they can find, there is rumor that what the republicans are looking for is not to address solvency for social security, but really to end it as we know it, to cut medicare and to cut made mediterranean c
also congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas and jerry nadler. great to have all three of you with us tonight. how serious is the threat to medicare, medicaid and social security? congresswoman jackson, over the next 13 day, it's a very critical time. your thoughts. >> absolutely. you know, i was on the floor of the house and making a comment about this pending tragedy, and indicated that those who have social security and medicaid and medicare, they actually earned it. they paid taxes,...
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after that hearing, jackson asked reporters to tell everyone he is sorry. he could be facing several years in prison. the justice correspondent joins me now. this was not a big surprise that we saw this morning. explain what comes next for the congressman as well as his wife. >> he wife will be pleading guilty in a few minutes. they just walked into court holding hands we are told by our producer. jackson did plead guilty and will be sentenced in june. he could face around four years in prison. his lawyer did say he hopes the judge will take into account a couple of factors. number one, the long public service career, 17 years in congress. number two, his mental problems. he has been diagnosed with bipolar disease. number three, the father of two young children and said at the sentencing, he will hope to persuade the judge to downward depart. the agreement calls for him to serve somewhere between 3.8 and 4.75 years in prison. he is going to serve prison time. we did learn more about the extent of the crime. he pleaded guilty here and using money that was gi
after that hearing, jackson asked reporters to tell everyone he is sorry. he could be facing several years in prison. the justice correspondent joins me now. this was not a big surprise that we saw this morning. explain what comes next for the congressman as well as his wife. >> he wife will be pleading guilty in a few minutes. they just walked into court holding hands we are told by our producer. jackson did plead guilty and will be sentenced in june. he could face around four years in...
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about to see and one away wha we were discussing at the break is this race in illinois to replace jesse jackson jr. in the special election that's coming up. the bloomberg superpact has been aggressively spending money, more than a million dollars. all very targeted anti-nra message against her and her a rating from the nra, and so this is going to be i think seen whether it is or isn't going to be described as the test of whatever the conversation has changed, and so we will see whether his conversation changes with it. >> we shall see, indeed. we have to leave it there. thank you to curt, joy, maggie, and steve. that is all for now. see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific, when i'm joined by chris hayes, bloomberg business week's josh green and they always buzzy ben smith. gp top facebook.com/now with alex. andrea mitchell reports is coming up next. [ bells jingle ] [ cash register dings ] [ male announcer ] wow. a brave choice. okay, focus. think courage. think shaun white. think how perfect they'll be for outdoor crafts. mr. white. [ male announcer ] they're good for c
about to see and one away wha we were discussing at the break is this race in illinois to replace jesse jackson jr. in the special election that's coming up. the bloomberg superpact has been aggressively spending money, more than a million dollars. all very targeted anti-nra message against her and her a rating from the nra, and so this is going to be i think seen whether it is or isn't going to be described as the test of whatever the conversation has changed, and so we will see whether his...
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jesse jackson jr. not a democratic congressman from the city of chicago, unlike when tom delay was convicted and you saw republican former majority from texas and duke cunningham. not the to minimize the crimes of one or maximize the other. >> but treat both the same. >> right. it's interesting how our colleagues in the media, especially the left flank, rejoice over the downfall of people they disagree with politically and try to not cover with great detail the downfall of those whose politics they agree with. >> i wonder, too, the way this is presented, time and again when we have an issue, whether left or right, the left is cut a great deal of slack. i'm just saying whether it's a left or right issue, cover both the same. if you're going after the improprieties of one candidate, go after the other. with the same abandon but with the same zeal. >> agreed. his father is a historic figure, like him or dislike him. the father has friends across the political spectrum. what he did, he pleaded guilty, the
jesse jackson jr. not a democratic congressman from the city of chicago, unlike when tom delay was convicted and you saw republican former majority from texas and duke cunningham. not the to minimize the crimes of one or maximize the other. >> but treat both the same. >> right. it's interesting how our colleagues in the media, especially the left flank, rejoice over the downfall of people they disagree with politically and try to not cover with great detail the downfall of those...
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this is video that's just into us of congressman jesse jackson jr. who was in court to plead guilty this morning to conspiracy count involving misuse of more than $750,000 in campaign cash. now they have set a sentencing date for june 28th at 2:00 p.m. these are live pictures coming out to make a statement to the press. they had staked out right there outside of the courthouse. we want to go ahead and listen in. the sentencing date is set for june 28th at 2:00 p.m. >> obviously this has been a very difficult morning for all of us who care about jesse jackson. but it was a morning that had to come. jesse needed to come to terms with his misconduct and those who were in court saw he did precisely that. he had to come to terms for conduct that people who care about him find very hard to understand. and the process that begins now is explaining that conduct to the audience that counts and that's obviously the sentencing judge. and the way we're going to do it, it's not going to be on the courthouse steps, not going to be to oprah, no offense to oprah, we
this is video that's just into us of congressman jesse jackson jr. who was in court to plead guilty this morning to conspiracy count involving misuse of more than $750,000 in campaign cash. now they have set a sentencing date for june 28th at 2:00 p.m. these are live pictures coming out to make a statement to the press. they had staked out right there outside of the courthouse. we want to go ahead and listen in. the sentencing date is set for june 28th at 2:00 p.m. >> obviously this has...
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outside of the courtroom, jackson said tell everybody back home i'm sorry. he could spend up to four years nine months in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced on june 28th. so what happens to his snaet >> next tuesday voters will go to the poll to select his replacement. it is a primary so the democratic candidate is likely to be a shoe in. the super pac spending a reported $2 billion to defeat debbie halvorson. here is one of the adds. >> halvorson received an a-plus rating from the nra. debbie halvorson's record more guns in the hands of criminals. >> halvorson who lost to jackson in last year's primary says it's ridiculous that bloomberg is trying to buy the race. she posted that quote . . . and we're going to bring in "chicago tribune" report bill ruthart on that. he'll tell us how today's plea deals are playing out in chicago. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> michael: what is the reaction in chicago? >> well, the reaction today is -- is not really one of any shock. i mean folks here have been hearing for months that jackson was unde
outside of the courtroom, jackson said tell everybody back home i'm sorry. he could spend up to four years nine months in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced on june 28th. so what happens to his snaet >> next tuesday voters will go to the poll to select his replacement. it is a primary so the democratic candidate is likely to be a shoe in. the super pac spending a reported $2 billion to defeat debbie halvorson. here is one of the adds. >> halvorson received an a-plus rating from...
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jackson, in his inner to get this straightened out. i'm a conservative investor. but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money. i love making money. i try to be smart with my investments. i also try to keep my costs down. what's your plan? ishares. low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. >>> the state sponsored python challenge in accomplished a couple of things many americans don't associate with government, making a couple of dollars and delivering some results but enough? today a deep dive into the snake hunt that's become the talk of south florida. the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission is enlisting the public's help in getting rid of burmese pythons that invaded the ever glades. some grow up to 26 feet, can weigh over 200 pounds and they eat everything,
jackson, in his inner to get this straightened out. i'm a conservative investor. but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money. i love making money. i try to be smart with my investments. i also try to keep my costs down. what's your plan? ishares. low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read...
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jackson's congressional office. a year later, his wife, knowing it had been bought with campaign money, had it moved from washington to chicago and a congressional staff member to sell it. in august 2012, the staff member sold the ok for $5,300 to an interior designer who is actually an undercover fbi employee who was investigating the jackson's. documents released friday showed how mr. jackson used his campaign money to buy items like fur capes, celebrity memorabilia, and expensive furniture." x call during this short session of open -- the next call during this short section of open phones comes from ralph peer and what is on your mind? caller: the world is running out of oil, and that is why we are discovering more year and prices keep going up. the technology developed in the 1960's, called liquid petroleum reactor. it was used for weapons, but that reactor cannot meltdown. it is liquid already. it runs at ambient pressure so it cannot explode. if he gets out, it automatically solidifies. it cannot produce -- it
jackson's congressional office. a year later, his wife, knowing it had been bought with campaign money, had it moved from washington to chicago and a congressional staff member to sell it. in august 2012, the staff member sold the ok for $5,300 to an interior designer who is actually an undercover fbi employee who was investigating the jackson's. documents released friday showed how mr. jackson used his campaign money to buy items like fur capes, celebrity memorabilia, and expensive...
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jackson. there are 94 washington, 70 lincoln, 66 jackson in the united states. congratulations. today's winner, michael diamond. a political trivia question for us? e-mail us at msnbc.com and we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. and as we were looking through the photos i realized there were none of me. and i said something needs to change. weight watchers gives me everything that i could possibly need to be successful. it teaches you how to live in the real world. i don't feel hungry and deprived on weight watchers. people say to me, "how can you eat all that and be your size?" i've lost 87 lbs. on weight watchers. so i can be the katie that i knew was there all along. now, she can shine. [ hudson ] introducing the new weight watchers 360 program. built for human nature. join for free and expect amazing. because it works. >>> that was former governor mark sanford that running for the house seat and we open
jackson. there are 94 washington, 70 lincoln, 66 jackson in the united states. congratulations. today's winner, michael diamond. a political trivia question for us? e-mail us at msnbc.com and we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc works with you to understand yours and help plan for your retirement. visit a branch or call now for your personal retirement review. and as we were looking through the photos i realized there were none of me. and i said...
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lawyers representing jackson are not returning calls from cnn. >>> jackson resigned from congress last year after taking an extended medical leave. >>> well, fired police officer accused of murder, staying one step ahead of the former comrades pursuing him. the search is back on for christopher dorner in the big bear lake area, east of los angeles. authorities are hoping surveillance video might help the search. it allegedly shows dorner tossing a magazine full of bullets and a military belt into a dumpster outside san diego. dorner has described himself as an enemy combatant. >>> the first lady joins mourners at the funeral of a chicago teen. hadiya pendelton was shot and killed days after she poermd at the presidential inauguration. her mother says no parent should go through what she is going through now. >>> and a sight millions in the northeast will not see this weekend. a mail truck. the postal service says it is suspending mail delivers in seven states because of this weekend's huge blizzard. back now to the search for fired lapd police officer, christopher dorner. kyung lah has
lawyers representing jackson are not returning calls from cnn. >>> jackson resigned from congress last year after taking an extended medical leave. >>> well, fired police officer accused of murder, staying one step ahead of the former comrades pursuing him. the search is back on for christopher dorner in the big bear lake area, east of los angeles. authorities are hoping surveillance video might help the search. it allegedly shows dorner tossing a magazine full of bullets and...
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call of duty 3, modern warfare and dubbed it with the worst pop song ever written, thank you, michael jackson. >> so are these video makers i would imagine by now. i mean if this is a sign of the the -- really, if this is a sign that north korea's technical prowess it will be decades before they invent the vcr, never mind a nuclear weapon. >> it is almost encouraging. how can a country without a decent u tube video have a nuclear weapon? is it possible it could be made of tin foil and a coat hangar? >> the sad thing is "we are the world" is a new song for them. it is the number one korean billboard 100. the problem is where i live, if you want something done, you get a crazy cousin to do it and see if they get in trouble. that's where north korea is. it is not that north korea is the problem. who will come to north korea and say i know you are so crazy, but we want you to do this. try this, crazy cousin. syria or iran figure out that north korea is this crazy, they could really do some damage. >> that's an interesting theory. a lot of times it is what me and andy do with bill when we are out
call of duty 3, modern warfare and dubbed it with the worst pop song ever written, thank you, michael jackson. >> so are these video makers i would imagine by now. i mean if this is a sign of the the -- really, if this is a sign that north korea's technical prowess it will be decades before they invent the vcr, never mind a nuclear weapon. >> it is almost encouraging. how can a country without a decent u tube video have a nuclear weapon? is it possible it could be made of tin foil...
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. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> jennifer: karl rove likes to win elections, so to do so, he needs two things money and candidates that actually appeal to voters. we know rove can raise the money according to the center for responsible politics his super pac and the nonprofit one, they spent $175 million during the 2012 election cycle. but sometimes karl rove ends up with candidates like this. >> life is a gift from god, and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something that god intended to happen. >> jennifer: you remember poor richard mourdock the tea party-backed republican indiana senate candidate. well, he lost, and now according to the "new york times" american cross roads is spinning off an operation called conservative victory project to help get electable republican candidates past the tea party candidates. and not all republicans are happy. matt hoskins released a statement saying . . . mea
. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> jennifer: karl rove likes to win elections, so to do so, he needs two things money and candidates that actually appeal to voters. we know rove can raise the money according to the center for responsible politics his super pac and the nonprofit one, they spent $175 million during the 2012 election cycle. but sometimes karl rove ends up with...
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former congressman jesse jackson jr. is in court today facing charges that he siphoned off campaign funds for personal use. his wife has a separate hearing later this afternoon facing charges she filed false tax returns for the past six years. both are expected to plead guilty but sentencing won't take place for another few weeks. he faces up to five years in prison. her maximum is three. jackson and his wife reportedly took $750,000 of campaign money and bought everything from a rolex watch to children's furniture. we're back after the break. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ i'm walk on sunshine ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ ♪ hey, all right now ♪ â
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. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grease, gunk and flakes. deep. like me. [ male announcer ] head & shoulders deep clean for men. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> desperately depressed, i turned to the one thing that could lessen my pain -- >> announcer: >> stephanie: yep. yep. yep. it is the "stephanie miller show." thirty-four minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. john fugelsang with us. an woman trying to make an evening snack ended up in the hospital after a round of ammunition exploded inside the oven. her friend placed a magazine in the oven. so she was shot by her oven. okay. so that happened. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: we have been talking about -- oh boy -- great piece in "mother jones" called ten pro gun myths shot down. the author of that piece dave gilson jo
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jackson is said to be accepting a plea deal. his wife, sandy, faces one count of tax fraud herself. >>> in today's "office politics," my conversation with bestselling author jonathan alter. the chicago native shares his memories of being a kid in the bleacher seats at cubs games. but first, i asked him about the president's first-term accomplishments and if he's lived up to the promise. >> he has lived up to a much bigger part of the promise than people recognize. he failed to move to some kind of transformational politics where we all looked beyond red and blue. that was never really that realistic. so anybody who thought that that was the essence of the promise was disappointed. but if you looked to the particulars of what he said in the campaign of 2008 that he would get done and what he's accomplished, his batting average is extraordinarily high. and i don't think that people quite recognize that. they focus on where he failed, didn't close guantanamo, a couple of other things like that. but his legislative record in his fir
jackson is said to be accepting a plea deal. his wife, sandy, faces one count of tax fraud herself. >>> in today's "office politics," my conversation with bestselling author jonathan alter. the chicago native shares his memories of being a kid in the bleacher seats at cubs games. but first, i asked him about the president's first-term accomplishments and if he's lived up to the promise. >> he has lived up to a much bigger part of the promise than people recognize. he...
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jesse jackson jr. carried that district by nearly 70 points in 2010; by about 80 points in 2008. for that reason, because this district is so reliably blue year after year, this is one of those weird election days where even though it's just a primary to decide who the nominee is going to be. whoever wins this democratic primary tonight is expected to almost certainly be the next member of congress from illinois. heading into election day, heading into today, this look to be a three-way race between debbie halvorson, former state lawmaker robin kelly, and chicago alderman anthony beale. there are 14 democrats running, but it looked to be coming down to these three. as a former member of congress herself, debbie halvorson at the outset appeared to be the odds on favorite, but that was before this happened. a slew of advertising from new york city mayor michael bloomberg's pac all on the issue of guns. these ads have absolutely blanketed the district. they are the only tv ads running in the race. and the ads go after debbie halvorson for having an "a" rating from the nra. that may
jesse jackson jr. carried that district by nearly 70 points in 2010; by about 80 points in 2008. for that reason, because this district is so reliably blue year after year, this is one of those weird election days where even though it's just a primary to decide who the nominee is going to be. whoever wins this democratic primary tonight is expected to almost certainly be the next member of congress from illinois. heading into election day, heading into today, this look to be a three-way race...